Shared Governance: Council on Graduate Education (CGE)

Updated Septembber, 2012

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Charge

This legislative council shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Establish, approve, and report to the University Faculty Senate:
   1. Policies concerning the nature and scope of graduate-level programs, including courses of study offered by the academic departments;
   2. Criteria for admission to the graduate programs;
   3. Requirements for completing graduate programs;
   4. Candidates for graduate degrees to the University Faculty Senate;
   5. Criteria for initial appointment of faculty members involved in graduate programs;
   6. Policies, procedures and criteria relative to the granting of non-degree credit for graduate courses;
   7. Non-degree credit for graduate courses requested by the academic departments; and
   8. Policies and procedures as necessary to monitor the quality of education within graduate programs;
2. Make a report on non-degree credit graduate courses to the University Faculty annually. The report shall include a list of courses offered during the preceding year and the criteria used for the selection for such courses;
3. Work directly with the Office of Enrollment Services to assure that the admissions criteria are being followed;
4. Monitor whether the policies, procedures and criteria established by the legislative councils and standing committees of the UF concerning academic standards are adhered to by the administration;
5. Monitor whether the similarly established policies on grading procedures, grade point average formulae, scholastic standing indices and examination protocols are adhered to by the faculty and the administration; and
6. Submit to the University Faculty Senate a roster of University Faculty members who have primary responsibility at the graduate level.

This legislative council shall meet as often as necessary to conduct its business.

Membership

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